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Recent Examples of charnel
Syrian butcher Bashar al-Assad, a key Iranian client, might be brought in from the cold and deemed a legitimate actor, twelve years into his run atop the largest charnel house in the world.
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The Editors, National Review, 13 Mar. 2023
Ukraine remains a charnel house while other areas — the Persian Gulf, the Korean peninsula, the Taiwan Strait — may erupt at any time.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 Mar. 2023
Above their heads: a charnel house of endangered trees.
—Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021
Here, the passion Pearl feels is more charnel than carnal.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022
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The Editors, National Review, 13 Mar. 2023
Ukraine remains a charnel house while other areas — the Persian Gulf, the Korean peninsula, the Taiwan Strait — may erupt at any time.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 Mar. 2023
Above their heads: a charnel house of endangered trees.
—Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021
Here, the passion Pearl feels is more charnel than carnal.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charnel
Noun
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In 1926, soldiers began guarding the tomb during daylight hours.Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
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However, on one occasion, a masked spirit appeared unexpectedly and began to dance among the tombs.Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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Gangster Bugsy Siegal, whose 1947 murder remains unsolved, is also a crypt resident.Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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An 1851 New York City ordinance prohibited full-body burials south of 86th Street unless the individual was to be placed in part of a family crypt.Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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After his death, more than 60,000 of his 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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The museum vault is 131 feet long and 32 feet high occupying three floors connected by a long, slanted ramp.Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance.Al Haas, Philly.com, 28 June 2018
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The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus.Joe Yudin, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
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The coffins contained the skeletons of five women, two men and three children.Brie Stimson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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The top plate features a ghost, a wee gravestone, and a coffin.Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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The ornate box will be priced at $30.99 with a large popcorn — or $25.99 for those who just want to sit in a theater watching a movie with an empty sarcophagus on their lap.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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The sarcophagus supposedly contains the bones of the young men, although questions have been raised about that reality.Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Charnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charnel. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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